Creamy Noodle And Ground Beef Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley flakes
• 1 (8 ounce) package medium egg noodles
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 lbs lean ground round
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine sour cream, cottage cheese, onion and parsley.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 cook noodles and drain.
• 4 brown ground beef in oil.
• 5 drain off liquid and discard.
• 6 stir in tomato paste and seasonings.
• 7 preheat oven to 325*f.
• 8 grease a 9x13 pan.
• 9 begin layering as follows: 1/3 meat sauce, 1/2 noodles, 1/2 sour cream mixture.
• 10 repeat these layers, ending with meat sauce.
• 11 bake, uncovered, 1 hour until golden brown and bubbly.
• 12 let stand for 15 minutes before serving.